Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern)
Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern) branch with green leaves and small light yellow plantlets growing along stem
Botanical names: Diplazium proliferum, Asplenium proliferum
Common name: Peacock Fern
Family: Aspleniaceae
Origin: tropical Africa, Madagascar.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-11
Plant form: Small
Mature height: 2-5 ft
Sun exposure: Semi-shade; shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growingDiplazium proliferum is a lush, green fern that thrives in the moist, shaded understory of forests. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is widely grown as an ornamental, valued at least partly for its habit of producing bulbils along its fronds which then develop into new young plants.
Similar plants: Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern)
- Asplenium achilleifolium (Asplenium)
- Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort)
- Asplenium dimorphum (Lace Fern)
- Asplenium flaccidum (Drooping Spleenwort)
- Asplenium nidus (Bird's Nest Fern)
- Asplenium sp. (Bird's Nest Fern)
- Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort)
- Asplenium viviparum (Mother Fern)
- Hemionitis arifolia (Heart Fern )
Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern) showing lush green foliage reaching outward toward a concrete stone path.
Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern) with textured green fronds and darker edges on the narrow leaves.
Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern) with layered green fronds spreading through the surrounding dense tropical vegetation
Link to this plant:
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